Understanding Agile Development – A Non-Technical Overview (TT3550)
About This Course
Understanding Agile Development is a lecture and discussion workshop designed to provide project stakeholders with an in-depth review of the Agile Development. Students will explore these approaches in detail while developing an appreciation for the value that Agile Development can bring to the table.
Audience Profile
This an overview level presentation of Agile software development practices and benefits, geared for managers, programmers, developers, stakeholders, and anyone interested in learning the benefits of agile development. Knowledge of current development processes, such as structured top-down development and the waterfall method is beneficial.
At Course Completion
The overall purpose of this class is to provide technical managers or stakeholders with high-level technical education rather than functional training. Through presentations, demonstrations, and discussions, students will explore and come to understand
- The concept of development agility and the Agile Manifesto
- Each of the major agile development methods underscoring their strengths and weaknesses
- How to manage an agile environment even within a structured organizational approach
- How to introduce agility into a development organization.
Course Outline
Session: Introduction and Overview
- Reducing Risk Through Agility
- The Discipline of Timeboxing
- Incremental Delivery and Evaluation
- Agile Method: Scrum
- Agile Method: XP
- Pair Programming
Session: The Agile Approach
- Agile Software Development Manifesto
- The Agile Principles
- Identifying Features
- Managing Features
- Communication Dynamics
Session: Agile Iterative Development
- Iterative Approaches
- Phased Iterative Development
- Iterating
- Feasibility & Planning
- Development
- Adaptation & Deployment
Session: Prioritizing and Planning
- Features and Backlogs
- FDD Process
- Prioritizing Features
- Release Planning
- Assigning Features to Iterations
Session: Building
- Typical Continuous Integration Process
- CI Server
- Automate Source Code Management
- Automate Build Process
- Automate Testing
- Automate Deployment
Session: Transitioning to Agility
- Agility: Some Process, Some Mindset
- Characteristics that Enable Agility
- Characteristics that Inhibit Agility
- Risks Associated with Migrating
- Smoothing the Transition
Session: The Bottom Line
- Agile Migration Patterns
- Extending the Migration
- Coding Practices
- Source Control
- Pair Programming and Code Reviews
- Continuous Integration
- Legacy Code
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